Cake in the Face Challenge

In honor of Spinal Cord Injury Awareness month, Middle School students in Ms. McIntosh's advisory participated in a Cake-to-the-Face Challenge, similar to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Monday afternoon at carpool. Each student smashed a cupcake in their face and donated to Project Walk Atlanta, an organization dedicated to rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. Sarah Perez, one of our eighth grade advisees, receives therapy at Project Walk Atlanta every weekend, and we will be sending all proceeds to the organization for her benefit. Ms. McIntosh and her students challenge the rest of the middle school advisories and so far, Ms. O'Donnell's and Mrs. Lovely's advisories have accepted the challenge. In total, ESK has raised over $2,000 for Project Walk in Atlanta. Check out the ESK Facebook page for video from Monday.  

Monday marked the first day of operation for Flik Independent School Dining at ESK. Prior to the first lunch, The Rev. Joshua A. Hill led faculty and students in a blessing and prayer for the new endeavor. Following the blessing, ESK Junior Kindergarten students cut a purple ribbon to signify the opening of the new lunch program. Just a reminder, you can find the daily lunch menu on the mySchool Dining app.

ESK faculty and staff welcomed The People's Bank president Shane Jackson to kick off the annual United Way of Greater Knoxville's fundraising campaign. Each year, faculty and staff pledge donations to support the United Way and its several charities. ESK is an important part of the Knoxville community, and this is just one example of how the faculty and staff show their support for Knoxville and its citizens.

Be sure to stop by the Martha Ann Withers Garden, the courtyard outside St. Bartholomew's Chapel, to check out the new benches that were delivered this week. Thanks to a donation from Mr. Bob Withers, the benches are a much-welcomed addition to this beautiful area of campus. Thank you, Mr. Withers!

Join the Parents' Association for Family Movie Night featuring Frozen on Friday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. Movie shows at dusk. Enjoy pizza, popcorn, snow cones and get your face painted! Don't forget your blankets and chairs!

The Purple and White Day, along with the Pep Rally, originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 25, due to a field trip in the Middle School. The pep rally will be held from 2:30-3:00 in the Kline Gymnasium to celebrate the fall sports teams. Purple and White Day uniform guidelines for Lower School students will remain the same while Middle School students will be permitted to wear an ESK spirit shirt with appropriate free-dress pants or shorts and their choice of reasonable shoes.  

Tennessee Code Academy Workshops

The Tennessee Code Academy is hosting a pair of upcoming workshops geared for students. There is a web design and python workshop at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center on Monday, Oct. 13, and Tuesday, Oct. 14. For more details, visit this website. The mission of the Tennessee Code Academy is to provide a progressive, programming education platform that immerses students in an engaging, real-world environment in which they are challenged to create with code.

PA News

Vienna Coffee Fundraiser

The ESK Parents' Association launched its annual fundraiser last week. This year, the PA is joining with Vienna Coffee to create a simple stream of monthly revenue for the ESK PA and, at the same time, show support of a local coffeehouse!

Here's how it works:

Eighty percent of the parents at ESK drink at least 1-2 cups of coffee each day. Why not have those coffee drinking habits help support our school and our students! Instead of buying coffee from the local grocery or Starbucks, you can now buy the highest quality coffee from www.viennacoffeeco.com and $3.00 from every bag of coffee purchased will be given back to the school. If you, your spouse, or your company, are coffee drinkers, this is a great opportunity to buy coffee AND SUPPORT ESK.

Go to www.viennacoffeeco.com and support ESK PA today! Click here for video with step-by-step directions for ordering. If you have any questions, please contact PA President Katherine Fielden at kikifielden@gmail.com.

SAVE THE DATE

3rd Annual Parents' Association Wine Tasting -- Roaring 20's

Friday, October 24, 7:00 P.M. The home of ESK Grandparents, Joe and Ruth Fielden.

Tickets: $75.00/individual or $125/couple.

Be on the lookout for more information!

Girl Scout News

Sleepers in September Drive a Success

The first Sleepers in September Drive conducted by Girl Scout Troop 20450 was a huge success thanks to the generous ESK community. Over 140 sleepers were collected and will be donated to the local charity Newborns in Need. ESK Parent Amy Spinell also donated some beautiful handmade crocheted blankets that will be cherished by the families who receive them. Our youngest students, members of the new Junior Kindergarten, created cards with inspiring messages that will accompany the sleepers. Special thanks to Mrs. Nancy Laurence, Lower School Director, Mr. Red Waller, Middle School Director, and Father Josh Hill for the enthusiastic promotion of our first service project of the school year.